Actress Devika Nambiar and music director Vijay Madhav were married on January 22 at Guruvayur temple. Devika wore a set sari. Vijay was wearing mundum and vest. Devika wore very few ornaments. Devika wore a pink sari for other functions.
Devika became the darling of the miniscreen audience with her serial ‘Balamani’. The character of Krishnaveni in Parinayam was also noticed. Devika is currently playing the role of Tulsi in the Rakuyil series which will be telecast on Mazhavil Manorama. One Laugh Two Laughs is the host of the show called Bumper Laughter. Vijay Madhav is notable as a contestant in a musical reality show. He later became active in music composition.
Devika Manorama has revealed in an online interview that this is not a romantic marriage. The words of the star are as follows.
“We have known each other for a long time. But ours is not a romantic marriage. Actually he is my cousin. In 2012, I acted in the serial Parinayam in Mazhavil Manorama. Sudeep Karat was the producer of the serial. ‘Is doing a music album. Can you sing a song in it? ‘He once asked me. I love to sing. So I thought I’d give it a try. Its composer was Vijay Madhav. That’s how I got acquainted.
He was the first to tell me the song. That’s why I started calling him ‘Masha’ from that day on. He was not a talkative person. So it seemed to me that it was Jada. Not seen for a while afterwards.
He and his relatives were there when he went for a pooja at his mother’s family temple in Parashala in 2015. That’s when we realized we were close relatives. Then he would occasionally call for something to work on. During the last lockdown, he started a yoga training center called ‘Le Sahasrara’. I had taken an online class there. So we became good friends.
Marriage negotiations were going on in my house. I would tell the machine about the person who seemed to be okay and look for more. Nothing was right for a number of reasons. When we go to Thiruvananthapuram we will visit Mash’s house. He is on good terms with his mother and younger sister.
That is when the question, ‘Are you married?’ Arises from our family. But we never thought about it. The answer is no.
After that came many more suggestions. It’s better to marry someone we do not know than to marry someone we know well. It’s been a long time coming. Eventually turned around and got here. I think this is the meeting now. “